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TheSpanish missions in Mexico are a series ofreligious outposts established bySpanishCatholicFranciscans,Jesuits,Augustinians, andDominicans to spread theChristian doctrine among the localnatives. Since 1493, theKingdom of Spain had maintained a number of missions throughoutNueva España (New Spain, consisting of what is todayMexico, theSouthwestern United States, theFlorida and theLuisiana,Central America, theSpanish Caribbean and thePhilippines) in order to preach the gospel to these lands. In 1533, at the request ofHernán Cortés,Carlos V sent the first Franciscanfriars with orders to establish a series of installations throughout the country.
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Topia, the western province of Nueva Vizcaya, contained three major missions:Xiximes,San Andrés, andSanta Cruz de Topia. These were each subdivided into several districts, orpartidos, each of which in turn contained several pueblos, orvisitas.[5]
First district:
Second district:
Third district:
Fourth district:
First district:
Second district:
Third district:
Parras, the eastern province of Nueva Vizcaya, contained six major missions with theirvisitas, as follows.[5]
Mission San Pablo Tepehuanes[6] had the followingpartidos andvisitas:[5]
First district:
Second district:
Third district:
Fourth district:
Other missions in Nueva Vizcaya included:
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